Transcription of RESPIRATORY PROTECTION GUIDANCE
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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION GUIDANCE
1 OSHA is committed to protecting the health and safety of America s workers. This GUIDANCE is designed specifically for nursing homes, assisted living, and other long-term care facilities (LTCFs) ( , skilled nursing facilities, inpatient hospice, conva-lescent homes, and group homes with nursing care). LTCFs are different than other healthcare settings because they assist resi-dents and clients with tasks of daily living in addition to providing skilled nursing care. While this GUIDANCE focuses on protecting workers from occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 disease) by the use of respirators, primary reliance on engineering and administrative controls for controlling exposure is consistent with good industrial hygiene practice and with OSHA s traditional adherence to a hierarchy of controls. 1 Under this hierarchy, engineering and administrative controls are preferred to personal protective equipment (PPE).
physical distancing, cleaning/disinfection of surfaces ) to identify any changes they can make to avoid over-reliance on respirators and other PPE (see CDC’s COVID-19 webpage on Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities). This is especially vital considering the current supply chain demand for N95 filtering facepiece
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